Bill Siegel (December 24, 1962 – December 11, 2018) was an American documentary film producer and director. Documentaries directed by Siegel include Emmy Award-winning The Trials of Muhammad Ali and the Academy Award-nominated The Weather Underground in 2003.
Bill Siegel | |
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| Born | December 24, 1962 |
| Died | December 11, 2018 (aged 55) |
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He authored the book The Control Factor: Our Struggle to See the True Threat in 2012 about what he viewed as American society's failure to take seriously the threat posed by Islamic extremism.[1]
He once worked for Kartemquin Films, which announced his unanticipated death the day after from unspecified causes.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "The Control: Factor Our Struggle to See the True Threat". Rowman & Littlefield. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (December 11, 2018). "Bill Siegel, Emmy-Winning 'Trials of Muhammad Ali' Director, Dies at 55". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ "Bill Siegel, Oscar-nominated Chicago documentary filmmaker behind 'Weather Underground,' has died". Chicago Tribune. December 11, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
External links
edit- Bill Siegel at IMDb
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